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About $3.6 million has been raised through the introduction of the sugar tax, the Ministry of Health has revealed.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said some of the cash will be earmarked for health-related initiatives.
Ms Wilson added: “We contin...
DATE: Jan 30, 2020
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The organisers of the 2020 Ag Show have donated a series of small gardens to schools and other organisations around the island.
The gardens, once planted, will be eligible to compete in the annual exhibition this April.
Antwan Albouy, the exhibition’...
DATE: Jan 28, 2020
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A theatre in Dockyard is to launch a series of edgy art house films tonight.
A spokeswoman for the Media Lounge said the monthly Afterhours series will highlight “soon-to-be cult and art house classics” that take an innovative approach to storytellin...
DATE: Jan 25, 2020
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The owners of a food truck have applied for permission to set up shop on a gap site on Front Street in Hamilton.
A planning application, submitted in December by Generosas, proposed an outdoor food court at 81 Front Street featuring the Generosa’s fo...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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Two former Bermuda residents said fires near their home in Australia have died down, but the threat from massive bush- fires was not over.
Anne Wilson added that she and husband, Bob Wilson, a former editor of the Mid-Ocean News, were still prepared ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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A celebrity chef will highlight Bermuda’s heritage through food today at the centrepiece event of Bermuda Restaurant Weeks.
Chef Eric Adjepong, who shot to fame as a finalist on TV show Top Chef, said he looked forward to the sold-out dinner at Fourw...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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An elderly woman and a child were hurt after two cars were in collision yesterday.
A police spokesman said the crash happened at about 8.10am on Middle Road in Warwick, near the junction with St Mary’s Road.
The spokesman said: “It appears that one c...
DATE: Jan 24, 2020
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Storm force gusts of wind could hit tonight as a low-pressure system passes the island.
The Bermuda Weather Service has issued a small-craft warning until this evening and a gale warning from last night until late today.
The BWS 4.30pm forecast said:...
DATE: Jan 23, 2020
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Health authorities are monitoring the risk of a potential killer virus reaching Bermuda.
The new strain of coronavirus, discovered in China, made headlines after it was reported in other Asian countries and the United States.
A spokeswoman for the Mi...
DATE: Jan 23, 2020
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The Ministry of Public Works has warned there may be foul smells in the Marsh Folly area next week as sewage is moved to a composting site.
A spokesman said that septic waste would be moved from the Tynes Bay incinerator to the Marsh Folly composting...
DATE: Jan 23, 2020
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